Highlanders 2022
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@southernmann said in Highlanders 2022:
Midfield is interesting. I still want to see Thomas Umaga-Jensen get a injury free run. Not a lot of youth coming through there at the moment.
Giovanni Leituala might be a player to look out for. He was in the NZ schools setup a few years back and was in this years Highlanders U20s.
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@stargazer you have more faith than i!
i would hope it at least means they're trying to re sign, that posted several ash dixon things after the season last year but before he resigned, fingers crossed
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@southernmann said in Highlanders 2022:
Fabian Holland has been identified as a lock with a big future.
I'm assuming he wouldn't be eligible for the ABs for another 4 years? Or does he have a kiwi grandparent? Hopefully he sticks around and commits to playing in NZ long term, looks like a great prospect.
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Tracking the Highlanders squad on its website any player that isn't returning is taken down.
Ash Dixon
Josh Ioane
Sione Misiloi
Siate Tokolahi
Kazuki Himeno
Teariki Ben- Nicholas
Michael Collins
Nehe Milner-SkudderSo, I'd be under the impression that anyone still up there or being profiled on social media channels is staying.
On Holland, I would be really keen to see someone do a bit of a profile on him. He must have a cool back story.
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@southernmann I'll try finding a bit more info on Fabian Holland. There may be some info in Dutch.
Just don't trust Rugbypass
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I think Holland arrived in 2019 as a year 12 so he would be in a similar situation to Segner as far as eligibility. Both could play for the NZ U20s this year as selection for that team wasn't dictated by WR rules.
I'm not sure how he ended up at CBHS though, so that would be the story. The commentators mentioned that he hasn't been home to see his family since then. He is the biggest schoolboy lock I've seen up close - huge.
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@stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:
Just don't trust Rugbypass
Read somewhere he stands at 2.04 and is 116kg. That's a heck of a lump for 19
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@southernmann I found this...
NZ schools trio part of U20 squad
The Highlanders under-20 squad set to play in next week’s national tournament comes from far and wide. Three of the players selected were part of...
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@southernmann said in Highlanders 2022:
@stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:
Just don't trust Rugbypass
Read somewhere he stands at 2.04 and is 116kg. That's a heck of a lump for 19
I'm always a little skeptical of some of the early figures that come out for younger guys, but the All Blacks app suggests he is 206cm and 118kg. It is usually reasonably reliable.
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@stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:
We haven't heard anything yet about the Highlanders re-signing MMT, but I don't think they would have posted this if they hadn't. Right?
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Sad to hear that Liam Squire can't return.
But, given the limited options this late in the piece. I think the best option would be to sign Tony Lamborn as his replacement.
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@southernmann said in Highlanders 2022:
But, given the limited options this late in the piece. I think the best option would be to sign Tony Lamborn as his replacement.
8 loose forward, there is a free spot ?
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out if he needs to be "replaced" as i dont think he'd signed for next year
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@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
out if he needs to be "replaced" as i dont think he'd signed for next year
He was still on the team list on the website. The 2021 squad had eight loose forwards. We currently have Evans, Frizzell, Renton, Tu'u, Harmon, Withy and Lentjes signed. So have another spot open? Just on the basis of my basic maths saying we had eight, so will have eight again.
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@southernmann possibly poor choice of words
i didnt so much mean we may not need a body, more a case of seeing as he played a minimal role this year we may not need to replace one "experienced" campaigner (read lamborn) with another
there is plenty of experience between Evans, Frizzell, Renton, MMT, Harmon and Lentjes so the eighth spot might go to someone younger, maybe Sam fischli?
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@kiwiwomble would be great for Fishy and Otago
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@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@southernmann possibly poor choice of words
i didnt so much mean we may not need a body, more a case of seeing as he played a minimal role this year we may not need to replace one "experienced" campaigner (read lamborn) with another
there is plenty of experience between Evans, Frizzell, Renton, MMT, Harmon and Lentjes so the eighth spot might go to someone younger, maybe Sam fischli?
Highlanders are going to pick 8 LF's in a 38 man squad ? that's a lot.
Most squads carry 7,some carried 6 with a couple of lock/LF selections.
